2 Kings 24:18 to 2 Kings 25:7. ZEDEKIAH. DESTRUCTION OF TEMPLE AND
CITY. This event is related more fully in Jeremiah. Zedekiah seems to
have been well-meaning but weak, and inclined to favour Jeremiah when
not hindered by his nobles. The siege of Jerusalem, which lasted
nearly two years (2 Kings 25... [ Continue Reading ]
DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM. FATE OF THE REMNANT. This again is more
fully related in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 39:8 to Jeremiah 42:22), of which
the passage before us is probably an abridgement.
2 Kings 25:8. Nebuzar-adan treated Jeremiah with marked favour
(Jeremiah 40:8).
2 KINGS 25:22. Gedaliah establis... [ Continue Reading ]
JEHOIACHIN RESTORED TO HONOUR. Nebuchadrezzar succeeded his father 605
B.C., and reigned till 562 B.C. The first captivity took place
thirty-seven years before Jehoiachin's release, or about 598 B.C.
Evil-Merodach, the successor of Nebuchadrezzar, only reigned two
years, till 560 B.C. There is no re... [ Continue Reading ]